Job Description

Wellways is committed to reconciliation, lived experience and inclusivity. We strongly encourage and warmly welcome people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, people with a lived experience of mental health and disability and people who identify as LGBTIQA+ to apply. Even if you only meet some of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.

If you’d like to know more about our reconciliation commitment, click here Reconciliation | Wellways

• Utilise your real-life experience to engage, encourage and support people in our community
• Permanent full time opportunity to join a multidisciplinary team!
• Not for profit, values-based company + salary packaging up to $15,899 + 17.5% leave loading

About the Opportunity

As a Wellbeing Navigator Peer - Migrant and Refugee, you’ll walk alongside people on their recovery journey, drawing on both your lived experience and your cultural knowledge to support and empower others. This role has a particular focus on supporting multicultural communities, including migrant and refugee communities, to ensure care is safe, inclusive and culturally meaningful.

You’ll help people connect with what matters to them, whether that’s personal goals, healing, community, culture or belonging.

Key elements of your new role will include:

• Provide intentional, strengths-based peer support
• Offer one-on-one support and care planning
• Facilitate group peer sessions to build connection and confidence
• Support people in building everyday skills and resilience
• Support people to engage with and navigate community services
• Hold a case load of participants and work with them through their recovery journey
• Ability to utilise their lived and living experience in a safe and trauma informed capacity

Please click here to download a copy of the position description to see further details relating to this role.

About You

You identify as a person from a culturally diverse background and bring your own lived and living experience of mental health challenges, psychological distress and/or substance use. Your recovery journey has given you the empathy, strength and insight to walk alongside others and share your story in a safe, respectful and empowering way. Previous experience in a peer worker role will be highly regarded.

You are strongly connected with multicultural communities and have a deep understanding of the experiences of migrant and refugee communities in the Greater Shepparton, Strathbogie and Moira region. Your ability to build safe and trusting relationships helps people feel seen, heard and understood, while your cultural awareness ensures care is inclusive and meaningful.

What you’ll bring:

• You identify as someone with a lived experience of cultural diversity, and a strong connection with migrant and refugee communities
• Personal experience of mental distress and accessing and navigating healthcare services, including mental health services and a willingness to draw upon your experiences and recovery journey to inform your work
• Certificate IV/Diploma in Mental Health, AOD or tertiary qualification in social science or 1+ year relevant work experience in the Mental Health Sector or Intentional Peer Support Training
• Evidence of right to work in Australia
• Current and valid driver licence and willingness to undertake travel as part of your role
• Satisfactory National Police Check, Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willingness to undertake
• NDIS Workers Orientation module certificate – free online course

About the Service

Wellways, in partnership with APMHA Healthcare and GV Health, is excited to be working together across Greater Shepparton, Strathbogie, and Moira to strengthen mental health and wellbeing support across the region. Together, we're aiming to offer services that meet the unique needs of individuals in our community, whenever and wherever they are needed. Lived experience, inclusivity, and genuine collaboration are at the heart of everything we do.

Mental Health and Wellbeing Locals are free, voluntary and easy to access, with no referral needed. With a “no wrong door” approach and a focus on choice and connection, these safe and welcoming spaces make it easier for people to get the support they need – close to home, family and community.

What we will offer you…

• A purpose driven culture where people can thrive, everyone is respected, and differences are valued
• An equitable, diverse, and socially inclusive work environment
• Salary packaging up to $15,899 enables you to spend a portion of your salary before it is taxed to pay for things like rent, mortgage repayments, car leasing
• Meal and Entertainment allowance via salary packaging up to $2,650 per annum
• Receive 17.5% leave loading every time you take annual leave
• Paid parental leave after 12 months of ongoing employment
• Access for you and your family to our Employee Assistance Program

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Hayley Clarke (Support & Connect Team Leader) on 1300 000 559.

We'd love to get to know you!

Please include a cover letter as well as a resume/CV in your application.

Wellways is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable people. Successful applicants must undergo a comprehensive screening process prior to their commencement

Support migrant and refugee communities with lived experience peer support, fostering culturally safe recovery, connection and inclusion.

Culture

We’re passionate about our work, which is enjoyable, challenging and rewardingAll ofourteams work to ensure everyone can imagine and achieve their hopes and potential. We know that people are unique and the experts on their life and are not defined by impairments, diagnosis or labels. We aim to specifically promote safety and inclusivity for LGBTIQ+ and First Nations communities.

How to Apply

Applications Close

12/07/2026